Huntington Beach Visitors Guide 2008

AttrAction ThE GETTY CENTER LOS ANGELES 1200 Getty Center Drive; Los Angeles 310.440.7300 • www.getty.edu ThE GETTY vILLA mALIBU 17985 Pacific Coast Highway; Pacific Palisades 310.440.7300 • www.getty.edu GUINNESS wORLd RECORdS ATTRACTIONS –– hOLLYwOOd 6764 Hollywood Boulevard; Los Angeles 323.463.6433 • www.guinnessattractions.com ThE hUNTINGTON LIBRARY, ART COLLECTIONS & BOTANICAL GARdENS 1151 Oxford Road; San Marino 626.405.2100 • www.huntington.org LAGUNA ART mUSEUm 307 Cliff Drive; Laguna Beach 949.494.8971 • www.lagunaartmuseum.org LOS ANGELES COUNTY mUSEUm Of ART 5905 Wilshire Boulevard; Los Angeles 323.857.6000 • www.lacma.org mARCONI AUTOmOTIvE mUSEUm 1302 Industrial Drive; Tustin 714.258.3001 • www.marconimuseum.org mUSEUm Of TOLERANCE 9786 West Pico Boulevard; Los Angeles 310.553.8403 • www.museumoftolerance.com NATURAL hISTORY mUSEUm Of LOS ANGELES COUNTY 900 Exposition Boulevard; Los Angeles 213.763.DINO • www.nhm.org NORTON SImON mUSEUm Of ART 411 West Colorado Boulevard; Pasadena 626.449.6840 • www.nortonsimon.org ORANGE COUNTY mUSEUm Of ART 850 San Clemente Drive; Newport Beach 949.759.1122 • www.ocma.net PAGE mUSEUm AT ThE LA BREA TAR PITS 5801 Wilshire Boulevard; Los Angeles 323.934.7243 • www.tarpits.org locAtion Los Angeles 48 miles Pacific Palisades 50 miles Los Angeles 45 miles FeAtures European paintings, drawings, manuscripts, sculpture and decorative arts, and European and American photographs. Modern architecture and gardens. Closed Monday. Free. Greek, Roman, and Etruscan antiquities arranged by themes including Gods and Goddesses, Dionysus and the Theater, and Stories of the Trojan War. Open Thursday to Monday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free. Housed in the historic Hollywood theatre, the gallery features information from the famous Guinness Book of World Records. See the fastest, loudest, heaviest, tallest, biggest and more. Open daily 10 a.m. to midnight. Admission fee. San Marino 42 miles Laguna Beach 15 miles Los Angeles 47 miles Tustin 17 miles Los Angeles 46 miles 120 acres of breathtaking gardens. Three art galleries and library showcase paintings, sculptures, rare books, manuscripts, and decorative arts. The botanical collection features over 14,000 different species of plants. Tours available. Closed Monday. Admission fee. Free on first Thursday each month. Founded in 1918, the oldest cultural institution in Orange County. Focus on California art including regionally important influences such as film, car and surf culture. Admission fee; under 12 free. Largest museum west of Chicago, with 100,000 works. European masterpieces, cutting-edge contemporary art, American art from the U.S. and Latin America, Islamic, Korean and Japanese art. Tours available. Closed Wednesday. Admission fee; under 17 free. Lots of fabulous fast cars, the likes of which the average auto aficionado can only dream of seeing. Since 1994, this non-profit museum has accumulated a $30 million collection of historical, exotic, and classic cars and motorcycles. Ferrari Row will wow you. Open Monday through Friday by appointment only. A unique and provocative experience that challenges visitors to become witnesses to history and confront the dynamic of intolerance. Powerful interactive exhibits, arts and lectures, special events and customized educational programs. Tours available. Open daily. Closed many religious holidays. Admission fee. Open since 1913. Home to dinosaurs, dioramas of African mammals, marine animals, gems and stone, Hollywood memorabilia, fossils. Largest collection of gold in U.S. Open daily. Admission fee. Western and Asian art spanning over 2,000 years. European and American masterpieces. Paintings, sculpture, works on paper and photography. Stunning works from India and Southeast Asia. Extensive print collection, with rare etchings by Rembrandt and Goya, Picasso graphics. Monet-inspired gardens. Tours available. Closed Tuesday. Admission fee; children free. Free first Friday evening each month. Visual arts including paintings, sculptures, and mixed media, from California’s history to contemporary art. Premier showcase for 20th and 21st century art. Open Wednesday to Sunday. Admission fee; children free. Satellite gallery, Orange Lounge, at South Coast Plaza open daily. Free. Located at the Rancho La Brea Tar Pits, which have seeped up for tens of thousands of years. One of the world’s most famous fossil localities, with the largest and most diverse assemblage of extinct Ice Age plants and animals in the world. Watch bone cleaning. Life size replicas of extinct mammals. Tours available. Open daily. Admission fee. Free first Tuesday each month. Los Angeles 38 miles Pasadena 48 miles Newport Beach 9 miles Los Angeles 46 miles PERfORmING ARTS COSTA mESA CIvIC PLAYhOUSE 661 Hamilton; Costa Mesa 949.650.5269 • www.costamesaplayhouse.org LAGUNA PLAYhOUSE 606 Laguna Canyon Road; Laguna Beach 949.497.2787 • www.lagunaplayhouse.com LONG BEACh PLAYhOUSE 5021 East Anaheim Street; Long Beach 562.494.1014 • www.lbph.com NEwPORT ThEATER ARTS CENTER 2501 Cliff Drive; Newport Beach 949.631.0288 • www.ntaconline.com ORANGE COUNTY PERfORmING ARTS CENTER 600 Town Center Drive; Costa Mesa 714.556.2122 • www.ocpac.org mUSIC CENTER –– PERfORmING ARTS CENTER Of LOS ANGELES COUNTY 135 North Grand Avenue; Los Angeles 213.972.7211 • www.musiccenter.org SOUTh COAST REPERTORY 655 Town Center Drive; Costa Mesa 714.708.5500 • www.scr.org Costa Mesa 10 miles Laguna Beach 16 miles Long Beach 15 miles Newport Beach 6 miles Costa Mesa 10 miles 40-year-old, 73-seat, nonprofit community theater. Season from September through June with four productions per season. Award-winning nonprofit theater, longest-running on the West Coast, since 1920. Seven-play season of classical and contemporary dramas, comedies and musicals, plus a four-play season for young people. Professional theater over 75 years old. Two theaters open 50 weeks per year, 16 shows annually. Performances Friday, Saturday and Sunday. 28-year-old non-profit community theater. Season September through June, with six productions. One of the largest performing arts center in the world, presenting dance companies, Broadway shows, award-winning classical, jazz and cabaret artists, family entertainment, special events and educational programs. Home of four Artistic Partners: Pacific Symphony, the Philharmonic Society of Orange County, Opera Pacific and Pacific Chorale. Free backstage tours. One of the three largest performing arts centers in the nation, and one of the world’s premier cultural organizations. Home to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Ahmanson Theater, Mark Taper Forum and Walt Disney Concert Hall. Four organizations perform here: Los Angeles Philharmonic; Center Theatre Group (CTG); Los Angeles Opera; and Los Angeles Master Chorale. Free backstage tours. 43-year-old Tony Award®-winning regional theater. Performances of classic and contemporary works; launching place for new writers. Theater for young audiences. Home of the Pacific Playwrights Festival. Free backstage tours. Closed Monday. Performances daily. Los Angeles 38 miles Costa Mesa 10 miles www.surfcityusa.com I 2008 31 http://www.getty.edu http://www.getty.edu http://www.guinnessattractions.com http://www.huntington.org http://www.lagunaartmuseum.org http://www.lacma.org http://www.marconimuseum.org http://www.museumoftolerance.com http://www.nhm.org http://www.nortonsimon.org http://www.ocma.net http://www.tarpits.org http://www.costamesaplayhouse.org http://www.lagunaplayhouse.com http://www.lbph.com http://www.ntaconline.com http://www.ocpac.org http://www.musiccenter.org http://www.scr.org http://www.surfcityusa.com

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